The sticky, spicy sauce deliciously offsets the blandness of the starchy vegetables. This is actually made with an unripe plantain.   Подорожники більші за банани, і їх потрібно варити, але коли я вперше скуштував його в Танзанії, мені його так описали. Я адаптував його і додав квасолю для білка.  It takes a while to cook but it’s a simple one pot dish.

Інгредієнти служить 2 very generously (або 3, can be stored in the fridge but not frozen)

a large onion

a large plantain (about 370g or 13 унцій)

2 середніх картоплин (about 350g or 12 і 1/2 унцій)

2 large garlic cloves

a piece of ginger (one inch or 2 і 1/2 см)

a tablespoon of harissa paste (hot spicy North African sauce, you can substitute tabasco)

400г (14 унцію) може томатів

жменька замороженого горошку

half a 400g (14 унцію) може квасолі (you can freeze the rest)

2 tablespoons of tomato puree

сіль і перець

оливкова олія

an avocado, salad leaves and a squeeze of lemon juice to serve

flat leaf parsley to garnish (опціонально)

Метод

Finely slice the onion and put it in a large lidded saucepan (save a little for the salad) with a little olive oil, stir to coat and sprinkle with salt.  Put the lid on and sweat for 10 хвилин

In the meantime finely chop the 2 cloves of garlic and ginger.  Add these and a good grind of black pepper, stir together and sweat for another 5 хвилин

Очистіть подорожник з a Дамаський кухарський ніж і поріжте на півдюйма (1.25см) rounds. Add these to the onions and add some cold water to a half inch depth in the pan.  Довести до кипіння, put the lid back on and continue to simmer

Scrub the potatoes and chop into a one inch (2 and a 1/2cm dice).  Add these to the pan (they wont all be covered yet) put the lid on and simmer for another 10 хвилин

Після 10 minutes add the 2 tablespoons (a good squirt) of tomato puree and the can of tomatoes, bring back to the boil and simmer for a further 20 в 25 minutes until the vegetables fall off of a knife

Add the drained kidney beans and the handful of frozen peas for the last five minutes

Scatter with parsley (опціонально) and serve with salad leaves, cubed avocado and a little chopped raw onion with a squeeze of lemon juice and black pepper